Medium Left-Pointing Angle Bracket Ornament ❬

❬ (U+276C) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Medium Left-Pointing Angle Bracket Ornament is part of the Symbols family (block: Dingbats). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: The MEDIUM LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT is a punctuation mark in the Dingbats block. It has the code point U+276C and is listed as Common in scripts. In typography, this glyph appears as a decorative angle bracket, a curved shape that points to the left. It is not a letter or a mathematical symbol. In practice, writers use it as a mark to enclose information. The ornament can frame notes, side remarks, or quoted text. In code and technical writing, it may delimit groups, parameters, or strings in a readable way. The symbol stands out because of its visual form, which draws attention without adding meaning beyond the brackets. It is used alongside other similar markers in lists or in dialogs where a person wants to highlight a block of text. As a general rule, it provides a clear visual boundary. When rendering on screens, the ornament keeps its shape and remains distinct from standard quotation marks. Its role is to aid grouping, separation, and emphasis without relying on language-specific punctuation.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+276C in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

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